Founded in 1864-just a few years after the City of Denver itself was founded-the University of Denver is one of the country's premier private universities. The University's 125-acre campus, a few miles south of downtown Denver, is home to more than 11,500 students hailing from all regions fo the United States and 83 other countries.
The Divsion of Campus Safety is in charge of security and safety of the campus, electronic security and safety technology, emergency preparedness, and parking and transportation solutions for the campus.
The Department of Campus Safety is staffed 24 hours a day year round by trained professional employed to serve the University community.
DU Campus Safety logs over 62,000 computer aided dispatch events (approximately 170 per day) and over 13,000 calls for service. Additionally, approximately 1,000 reports are written annually by Campus Safety Officers.